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Flat Earth Society President: It is an accepted philosophical aphorism that all truth passes through three stages: first, it is mocked; second, it is opposed and condemned; third, it is accepted as self-evident. The central claims of my flat earth society were first mocked and now face ferocious opposition, so it is plain enough that they will shortly be accepted as self-evident.

Which of the following best describes the error in the president’s reasoning?

The evidence presented for the president’s conclusion is irrelevant to that conclusion.
The president generalizes from an atypical case.
The phenomenon introduced by the president in support of his principal contention is not a phenomenon covered by the aphorism supplied.
The president mistakes a condition necessary to obtain a result for a condition sufficient to obtain that result.
The president exploits two meaning of the word “truth.”
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Re: Flat Earth Society President: [#permalink]

21 Jan 2013, 13:33

what is your doubt here ??

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Re: Flat Earth Society President: [#permalink]

21 Jan 2013, 21:25

I am not sure why it can't be "generalization of an atypical case"

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Re: Flat Earth Society President: [#permalink]

24 Jan 2013, 20:22

+1

Yes why it cannot be "Author is generalizing a typical case"??
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Re: Flat Earth Society President: [#permalink]

24 Jan 2013, 20:53

targetgmatchotu wrote:

+1

Yes why it cannot be "Author is generalizing a typical case"??

targetgmatchotu & btg9788,

In this problem, the president does not generalize any specific/atypical case, rather he is using an accepted aphorism only to prove his claim (narrow in scope)

When you generalize, you extrapolate a certain claim/fact to things wider in scope.
For example:
Fact: Sweater keeps you warm in cold.
Narrow in scope: Its cold in here today, I should wear the sweater.
Generalized: Its cold in here today, everyone must be wearing the sweater.

Similarly in this problem:
Accepted aphorism: Truth passes through three stages: mocked; condemned; and then accepted.
Narrow in scope: President: My claims were mocked first, hence they are deemed to be accepted as truth.
Generalized: President: Everyone whose claims were mocked will soon find their claim accepted as truth.
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